Synthesis and Stability of Chloroplast Ribosomal—RNA's

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Abstract
The chloroplast ribosomal-RNAs (1.1 × 106 and 0.56 × 106 mol wt) are synthesized in the normal ratio of 2:1. The non-ribosomal distribution observed after extraction and fractionation results from the lability of the 1.1 × 106 component, and a correction for this breakdown can be applied in certain cases. Newly synthesized 1.1 × 106 RNA is more stable than the older accumulated 1.1 × 106 RNA. Accumulation of the chloroplast RNA during growth of radish cotyledons occurs at a later time than the accumulation of cytoplasmic RNA, and its turnover is much less than that of the cytoplasmic ribosomal-RNA.